Here’s what you’ll find…

•300+ content-rich sessions covering 15 topic strands in gifted education;

•Updates from leading experts in talent development, differentiation, curriculum, creativity, and education research;

•Networking opportunities with fellow educators, researchers, and parents of gifted children; and

•Exhibit hall featuring new products, publications, technology, and resources

CurriculumMiddle GradesPDSpecial PopulationsGifted ProgrammingSTEM

TechnologyCreativityArtsEarly ChildhoodGlobal AwarenessCounseling

Convention Strands

Who should attend?

• Teachers of record in an academic content areas

• Those responsible for designing, facilitating, coaching or leading instructional programs or services aligned to a content area

• Those responsible for designing instructional materials aligned to standards within academic content areas

• Those responsible for providing professional learning opportunities, or leading collaborative opportunities (PLCs) for educators aligned to content areas

Potential Funding Sources“Overview of Considerations for Funding Implementation of Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards”http://www.azed.gov/grants-management/files/2013/04/adeaccs.pdf

ADE Contact: Peter Laing, peter.laing@azed.gov

Considerations for Implementation of AZ College & Career Ready Standards

Activities:• Professional Development for Leadership aligned to AZCCRS

• Professional Development for Teachers aligned to AZCCRS

• Collaborative Opportunities: Professional Learning Communities/Communities of Practice, including grade level and content team meetings around AZCCRS

• Ongoing support and coaching on implementation of AZCCRS

• Teacher and Principal Evaluation Instruments aligned to AZCCRS

• Instructional Planning/Curriculum Mapping/Scope and Sequence Development aligned to AZCCRS

• Instructional Materials aligned to AZCCRS

• Multi-tiered instruction aligned to AZCCRS